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$ Ik diHatcbinan an? ^outbron. Pablutiied UniiMwlny and Saturday. ?BT? OSTEEN PUBLISHING COMPANY 8UMTMR. a. a ^ ll.lt per annum?In ad* .uca. AdvcrtlseroeuU: Oae Square Brat Insertion.$1.00 ?vary subsequent Insertion.60 Coatracta for three months, or Untrer will be made at reduced rates. All communication* which eub seeva private tnt jraata will be charged far aa advertisement* Obituaries and tribute* of respeot will ba charged for. The Aumter Watc.iman waa found ad la 1110 and th True Southron In lift. The Watrnman and Southron tow haa the comblnel circulation and Influence cf both of the old paper*, and la manifestly the beet adverUalng medium In Sumter. The flurry created in the senate by Postmaster General fturleson s parcel post order reducing the rate and In? creasing the weight of packageH thai may be forwarded by mall is symp? tomatic of a friendly Interest In the express companies, whoso busl nesH and profit will i 1 reduced by the extension and enlargement of the PasKeI? post aer\lce. see The Injunction proer? dings Institut? ed by the antl-dispensary committee of Sumter county for the pur?.-.*.- or preventing the ??'.?? tion on the re eetabllshment of the county dispen? sary, may accomplish good results, but there Is the possibility of the resort to the courts being productive of more harm than good. The claim is set up by the committee that * he elec? tion was Illegally ordered by Super? visor Pitts, and, theref ot e, should ru>t be held. Supervisor Pitts, on the Other hand, claims that he acted throughout under legal advice and thut. to the best of his knowledge and hellef. the election was legally or? dered. The ijucMlou before J ..dge Wilson for d? < islon Is the correct eon ?tructmn and intrepretatlon of the law. concerning which there is a great and confusing dlveslty of opin? ion?a state of affairs that is not un usu.il with respect to much of the Statute law and which should not to be unadvisedly criticised by a lay aasn. atnee It Is conducive of litigation ?nu creates busd'ess To: ic?;al pf uuner* h 'ud| Wils* n has called upon i ? i i the and aWiv II to the aa ot the mtl . -i dispensary committee of Butnter county v? Supervisor Pitts, ct nl, und it is to bo earnestly hoped that from the maze of douht and technicality he may adduce the true intent and mean? ing of the law und satisfy all parties ?oneerned. If Judge Wilson can do this, no harm will have been done by the resort to the courts, but if tho proceedings to be had before him Friday prove to be Just the starting point of a legal tight, all concerned will regret having gone into court. It is possible that the contention of the anti-dispensary committee that Supervisor Pitts exceeded his author? ity In ordering the election on the sho\v'.;.g made in the petitions tiled with him is well grounded, but tUfl Ifl i. question, and a tech? nical question at best. At most Supervisor i' tts is guilty of an error In Judgment, there being no allegation of fraud, bias or unfairness, and since his action Is not tlnal and does not determine the real matter in is? sue?the re-establishment of the dis? pensary? it would seem that tho wiser policy would have been to disregard minor technicalities and await the de? cision of the tribunal of last resort? the qualified electors of S?.nter coun? ty. A decision by Judge Wilson that the election was not legally ordered will prevent the election being hclc next month, but the real question will be no nearer settlement than It is now, and the advocates of the dispensary will l?e more determined than ever to bring the issue before the voters. The Intervention of the court may postpone the determination of the la sue for two years only, and noth? ing more. Whereas, If the election |l held and the majority is adverse to llM dispensary, there will he nothing more heard ot re-establishing the dis? pensary for many years. The antl dlspensary committee, we understand, Is confident that a majority of Un? qualified electors are opposed to the rc-establlshmcnt of tho dispensary, and, this being true, we see no reason to decline the Issue. It would he bet? ter foe all concerned, the county, the city and the people to have this liquoi question settled now one way ot the other, for so long as there is uncer? tainty, no settled policy of taxation oi programme of public improvement can be adopted. If we knew once for all that there la to be no return of easy money from liquor proius, wo would devise ways and means to raise the funds required to make the improve? ments desired; but while there is the blllty of regaining the disjicnsary M nothing will be done In the way al progress. We shall continue ii ark time as we have during the past four yean, waiting for the re? established dispensary to furnish tho money to build streets and roads. The way to meet an issue is to meet it; side stepping settles nothing. HEVAY RAINS AT EGYPT. Lightning Strike* Several Buildings? Hail storm?Personal News. Egypt, July S3,?We have had lomti very heavy rains here recently, ac? companied by some hall and lots of electricity. Last Tuesday evening lightning struck a barn on Mr. Luke Davis1 place and killed a fine mule. The bam was destroyed. Saturday evening several places were struck. Mr. F. G. Peebles' house was struck several places and one caught fire, hut the tire was extinguished. Miss Eva McCasklll still continues quits ill. Dr. C. S. Rritton does not seem to improve. Lust week protracted services were held at Mizpah Baptist church. The pastor, Rev. T. L. Cole, was assisted by Rev. Truluck from (Hanta. Next week services will he held at Spring Hill. Rev. Hutson will be assisted by he Rev. Mr. DuBoss of Plnewood. Miss Gertrude Pickett of Rldgeway is visiting relatives of this place. Rev. Peter Stokes spent yesterday here. He assisted in the meeting at Beulah last week and on Sunday he preached at Spring Hill to a large and attentive audience. Rev. Stokes has a host of friends here who are always glad to see him. The crops in this section seem to he above the average of the other com? munities. The corn crop is the best we have had in a number of years. New York Cotton Market. New York, July 24. Open Close. Jan.11.21 11.17 Men. 11.2?; May. 11.30 July.1L0G 11.87 Aug.11.80 11.63 net.11.38 11.31 Dec.11.32 11.21 SUMMER SCHOOL. The summer school for teachers will he opened Monday, August 4th, at the Hampton school building, and will continue for four weeks. Prof, s. h. Edmunds will be the Instructor In English and mathematics, and Mis:; L\ W. McLean will be in charge of the Primary Methods and Writing course. J. H. HAYNSWORTH, County Superintendent of Education. -Ties = HIS is a subject that is most interesting to every South? ern Farmer. There are some things he may be able to get along without, but if he raises cotton he must have Bagging and Ties, and from present prospects a good deal will be needed to wrap the fleecy staple, as the outlook for the growing crop is very encouraging. We have bought quite freely, as is our custom, realizing from past experience that there is nothing to be gained by waiting, and it is our candied opinion that the Farmer who places his order now will save money by doing so. You may charge us with being too premature, and say you don't want to buy Bagging and Ties until you have a bet? ter idea what your crop is going to do, in that case you can place an order for a portion of your requirements and await results. We will accept your order now for shipment in August, so you will have yuur goods on hand when you need f^&ni. pay? able October 1st, subject to 7 per cent, per annum distant for anticipation. Our offerings consist of New 2 and 3 lb. Sugar Sack Bagging, and all grades of Jute. We handle only New Arrow Tics. Place your orders early and save money. O'Donnell 6 Company. ? ( < I SALE ENDS SATURDAY, AUGUST 1 Men's and Youths' Suits Your Choice of any $22.50 Suit for - - - $15 Your Choice of any 18.00 Suit for - - - 12 Your Choice of any 15.00 Suit for - - - 10 Your Choice of any 12.00 Suit for - - - 8 Your Choice of any 7.50 Suit for - - - 5 Boys' Knickerbocker Suits Your Choice of any $9.00 Suit for . $6.00 Your Choice of any 7.50 Suit for . . . 5.00 Your Choice of any 6.00 Suit for ... 4.00 Your Choice of any 5.00 Suit for . . . 3.35 Your Choice of any 3.50 Suit for . . . 2.35 Clearance Prices on all Straw Hats. Nothing Charged at Cut Prices. Everything Strictly Cash. D. J. Chandler Clothing Co. Phone No. 166. :: :: Sumter, S. C.